Beaumont Cottage and Southgate Farmhouse
BEAUMONT COTTAGE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064782
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Beaumont Cottage and Southgate Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BEAUMONT COTTAGE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064782
- Date first listed:
- 16-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Beaumont Cottage and Southgate Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BEAUMONT COTTAGE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- SOUTHGATE FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BEAUMONT COTTAGE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHGATE FARMHOUSE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rickinghall Inferior
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 04702 75798
Details
TM 0475
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RICKINGHALL INFERIOR
THE STREET (NORTH WESTSIDE)
Southgate Farmhouse and Beaumont Cottage
GV
II
House, latterly with a shop, now 2 dwellings. c.1500, floor and stack
inserted and reroofed late C16, extended early C17 and early C18, altered C19
and C20. Timber frame, plastered. Black glazed pantiled roof with red
pantiles to rear, plaintiles and slate on additions, all steeply pitched.
Originally a 2 bay open hall with a storeyed lower bay to right, to left or
upper end an added lobby entry bay and a 2 bay projecting shop and parlour
cross wing; later 2 bay block added in front of service end. 1 storey and
attic with 2 storey additions. Lobby entrance to early C17 stack in a short
added lean-to with a 6 panelled door, above a 4-light ovolo mullioned window,
axial ridge stack has a broached and moulded base to 4 conjoined diagonally
set shafts with sawtooth ends. To left parlour cross wing probably designed
to have a shop in smaller front bay, ground floor C20 3-light casement, first
floor 4-light casement replacing an oriel window with small flanking 3-light
ovolo mullioned windows, exposed plates and purlins; an C18 stack in right
return behind shop bay. Left return has a C19 projection to front, behind a
first floor casement replacing a 5-light ovolo mullioned window with flanking
3-light windows. To right of entrance are former hall bays with lower eaves
and ridge, a 3-light casement and a 2-light gabled dormer. Original
service/solar bay is now behind early C18 block and early inserted stack has
been truncated. Early C18 2 bay block has a central 6 panelled door with a
bracketed hood, flanking C19 sashed canted bay windows with moulded heads,
first floor C20 2-light casements, left end C19 external stack in a small
lean-to outshut, taller ridge. To rear original build extends slightly
further with a 3-light dormer, C20 additions; C17 bays have restored 3-light
diamond mullioned windows, an entrance into parlour. Interior: hall has
restored walling and open truss arched braces, inserted storey posts for C16
floor with stop chamfered binding beams and joists, traces of original
diamond mullioned hall window. First floor open truss posts of rebated
section, cambered tie beam, C16 roof with collars and halved principals
clasping purlins, arched windbraces; hall chamber fireplace has an ovolo
moulded 4-centred arch. Parlour has close studding, ogee stop chamfered axial
binding beam and mid-rails, chamfered depressed arched stuccoed fireplace;
former shop has traces of 2 large windows, peg holes for shelving; parlour
chamber ovolo moulded 4-centred arched fireplace with stucco surround
inscribed to resemble ashlar. C17 roof and Beaumont Cottage not inspected.
Listing NGR: TM0470275798
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439916
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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